outstanding

Adjective

• of major significance or importance
  • a great work of art
    
  • Einstein was one of the outstanding figures of the 20th centurey
    

• owed as a debt
  • outstanding bills
    
  • the amount still owed
    
  • undischarged debts
    

• having a quality that thrusts itself into attention
  • an outstanding fact of our time is that nations poisoned by anti semitism proved less fortunate in regard to their own freedom
    
  • a new theory is the most prominent feature of the book
    
  • salient traits
    
  • a spectacular rise in prices
    
  • a striking thing about Picadilly Circus is the statue of Eros in the center
    
  • a striking resemblance between parent and child
    

• distinguished from others in excellence
  • did outstanding work in human relations
    
  • an outstanding war record
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  great , owing(p) , undischarged , prominent , salient , spectacular , striking